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people around the world have been taking to the streets demanding more action and nigeria's government is criticized for not doing enough but earlier in a televised address goodluck jonathan the president repeatedly promised that the girls would be rescued and he called for more cooperation in the efforts to find them. >> getting them out, what we request is maximum cooperation from the guidance and the parents of these girls because up to this time they have not been able to come clearly to keep the police clear identities. >> international pressure has been building for the nigeria government to do more to find the missing girls. an islamic militant group is blamed for the abduction of these girls and so far there's been no official claim of responsibility. >>> the controversy surrounding donald sterling's racist rant is fueling a big debate about the state of race relations in the nba and the whole country for that matter. we'll take a look at that straight ahead. >>> but first -- it's this week's cnn hero. when the long-time fitness buff learned about the limitations faced by the d
people around the world have been taking to the streets demanding more action and nigeria's government is criticized for not doing enough but earlier in a televised address goodluck jonathan the president repeatedly promised that the girls would be rescued and he called for more cooperation in the efforts to find them. >> getting them out, what we request is maximum cooperation from the guidance and the parents of these girls because up to this time they have not been able to come clearly...
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there have been protests in nigeria and increasingly in cities around the world. new york, washington and here in london. there's also a social media campaign under way under the banner "bring back our girls." through the night, the nigerian president met with security and local state officials and with the head teacher of that girls school and he said everything must be done to free the girls. but more than two weeks on, it's not clear how they're going about that. alex? >> the whole thing is outrageous. thank you very much for the update from london. more republican fury today over benghazi, but what would a gop-led investigation really accomplish? former governor howard dean next. ... a mouth breather? well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. ke me, if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay
there have been protests in nigeria and increasingly in cities around the world. new york, washington and here in london. there's also a social media campaign under way under the banner "bring back our girls." through the night, the nigerian president met with security and local state officials and with the head teacher of that girls school and he said everything must be done to free the girls. but more than two weeks on, it's not clear how they're going about that. alex? >> the...
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of nigeria, a metro station was bombed. they haven't yet claimed for responsibility for this and the my genian assume it is boca haram. >> let's talk about the response from president goodluck jonathan. the reports i'm hearing is that there were initially questions and misleading statements made about where they were abducted, how many were abducted, how many escaped and seemed as if the first couple of weeks were bungled in this search >> there still seems to be a lack of transparentally. cnn is trying to reach the military and the government. they've asked us to abstain. of course we will not. there is a total lack of transparentally. i spoke to two journalists yesterday encouraged by this worldwide twitter campaign, people like malala yousafzai who is really the voice of female education in islamic world. she was shot by the taliban, people carry this weight of encouragement. also confusion, why can't they find these girls. i don't know if you remember the 25th of february there was another horrific incident with the boy
of nigeria, a metro station was bombed. they haven't yet claimed for responsibility for this and the my genian assume it is boca haram. >> let's talk about the response from president goodluck jonathan. the reports i'm hearing is that there were initially questions and misleading statements made about where they were abducted, how many were abducted, how many escaped and seemed as if the first couple of weeks were bungled in this search >> there still seems to be a lack of...
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in nigeria more than 200 girls are being held hostage. demonstrators from london to new york rallied today to call for their freedom. we are going to take you inside a global push to help these girls. make sure you stay tuned for that. >>> and in los angeles, the clippers are gearing up for a game seven of the playoffs. this after owner donald sterling dominated headlines this week for racist remarks leaked to the media. we have new comments from sterling and the woman, and the woman who leaked his remarks. or is accused of leaking his remarks. a very real possibility of a civil war in ukraine and that borders russia. towns were overrun by armed separatists who believe those towns should be russians. this is happening not on the border but more than 150 miles into ukraine. it's after midnight in ukraine now. government leaders are promising that active military operations will continue when the sun comes up. dozens of civilians and separatists have been killed in the fighting so far and people who live in the region are being told to stay
in nigeria more than 200 girls are being held hostage. demonstrators from london to new york rallied today to call for their freedom. we are going to take you inside a global push to help these girls. make sure you stay tuned for that. >>> and in los angeles, the clippers are gearing up for a game seven of the playoffs. this after owner donald sterling dominated headlines this week for racist remarks leaked to the media. we have new comments from sterling and the woman, and the woman...
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the government of nigeria is failing in its part of our social contract. samuel burke, cnn, new york. >> find out more about how you can join the campaign at cnn.com/impactourworld. >>> a deadly virus from the middle east has spread to the u.s. hartland, called mers. it stands for middle east respiratory syndrome. the center for disease control says an indiana hospital is treating the first american with mers. cheap medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta tracks the patient's time line. >> he is a health care worker. he was working in saudi arabia in that capacity, and he flew back april 24th, went from saudi arabia to london, then to chicago by plane, then took a bus to indiana. it was three days later it sounds like he started to get sick, started to have fever and difficulty with his breathing. sounds like he is in stable condition, not on a breathing machine, just getting oxygen. most importantly he is in isolation. >> so far, 262 cases of mers have been confirmed in 12 countries. >>> the woman who brought down donald sterling and didn't stay out of the
the government of nigeria is failing in its part of our social contract. samuel burke, cnn, new york. >> find out more about how you can join the campaign at cnn.com/impactourworld. >>> a deadly virus from the middle east has spread to the u.s. hartland, called mers. it stands for middle east respiratory syndrome. the center for disease control says an indiana hospital is treating the first american with mers. cheap medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta tracks the patient's time...
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they say they want the united states to pressure nigeria to take more aggressive action to rescue the girls. >>> also from here in d.c., a building that houses a strip club collapses. it's all caught on camera. four nearby buildings were also damaged. there was some construction going on nearby. at this point, it's not clear if that's what triggered the collapse. one person was hurt. that person is expected to be okay. >>> new support and new questions today for hillary clinton, if she decides to run for the white house in 2016. also, jeb bush gets some words of encouragement from his former president brother. could 2016 shape up as the battle of america's political dynasties? the brain trust here in the flesh on a saturday afternoon in d.c. bob franken is a syndicated columni columnist. and mercedes is a republican strategist, also former spokesperson for the george w. bush administration. good to see all of you here in the flesh. this is nice. i should have brought you something. we don't have a budget for gifts. let's start with the news today, bob. tim kaine threw his support behi
they say they want the united states to pressure nigeria to take more aggressive action to rescue the girls. >>> also from here in d.c., a building that houses a strip club collapses. it's all caught on camera. four nearby buildings were also damaged. there was some construction going on nearby. at this point, it's not clear if that's what triggered the collapse. one person was hurt. that person is expected to be okay. >>> new support and new questions today for hillary...
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it's true nigeria has so many problems. it's a country of enormous, enormous problems, especially in this northeastern region that has boko haram. so many issues to deal with. but right now, right now the issue is saving lives. and if we focus on all the other problems that nigeria has. it would be like saying a plane has crashed, the passengers are trying to swim ashore. and we're worrying about aviation safety. right now, we need to get the passengers that are still trying to survive. we need to help get them out of the water. right now, these girls are still alive. the united states needs to step in, offer drones, intelligence, strategic advice, technical advice, tactical support and try to save these girls. after that, there are a lot of things that need to be done in nigeria, a lot. the government, as you noted, it has made incorrect reports initially said that it had rescued all the girls, and that was not true. it had said a while back it had killed the leader of boko haram, that was not true. i think it is a governm
it's true nigeria has so many problems. it's a country of enormous, enormous problems, especially in this northeastern region that has boko haram. so many issues to deal with. but right now, right now the issue is saving lives. and if we focus on all the other problems that nigeria has. it would be like saying a plane has crashed, the passengers are trying to swim ashore. and we're worrying about aviation safety. right now, we need to get the passengers that are still trying to survive. we need...
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>> well, some tof the offers of the united states are welcome and if the officials of nigeria can pick up on all of the varied opportunities as quickly as they can. there is no time to sit around and do a lot of talking. you know, the government has to be an action mode 100% at this point in time. and we cannot fault the officials until this matter is resolved to the end that it should. >> and i want to get your opinion on the latest numbers, because we are hearing that this numbers announced today by the nigerian authorities say that 276 girls are being held, and over 300 were kidnapped on april 15th that is, and 53 managed to escape. that is higher than the previous numbers, and so what do you make of that? >> well, yeah. it is certainly something that is evolving, because the military and the government officials are scamper iing in a mapper whereby they need to get all of the pieces of the information colated and that may also, you know, tell a little bit about the preparedness or the lack of to deal with these things, but surely all hands need to be on deck. we are not seeing that
>> well, some tof the offers of the united states are welcome and if the officials of nigeria can pick up on all of the varied opportunities as quickly as they can. there is no time to sit around and do a lot of talking. you know, the government has to be an action mode 100% at this point in time. and we cannot fault the officials until this matter is resolved to the end that it should. >> and i want to get your opinion on the latest numbers, because we are hearing that this numbers...
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. >>> parents in nigeria taking to the streets demanding their government do everything possible to bring their girls back home. 230 girls were kidnapped by militants in the dead of night from their school dormitory. 43 of them have managed to escape, but the others are allegedly being sold for $12 each to the militants and they're being forced to marry and do unmentionable other things. this weekend, there will be a demonstration in california asking the u.s. government to push for those girls release. >> this is a tragedy. it is outrageous. >> human rights violation. >> everyone needs to pay attention. at least 2700 people are estimated to have died in a landslide in a remote part of afghanistan. this is according to a governor there. the area extremely mountainous. at least 200 homes are said to have been destroyed by this landslide. >>> ahead of this hour, with violence boiling in ukraine, president obama and angela merkel are talking options. are there really any good ones left? we'll take you live to the white house rose garden when that happens. >>> plus, the embattled owner of the
. >>> parents in nigeria taking to the streets demanding their government do everything possible to bring their girls back home. 230 girls were kidnapped by militants in the dead of night from their school dormitory. 43 of them have managed to escape, but the others are allegedly being sold for $12 each to the militants and they're being forced to marry and do unmentionable other things. this weekend, there will be a demonstration in california asking the u.s. government to push for...
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has offered to help the country of nigeria in that search for more than 200 girls who were kidnapped from their school on april 15th, armed and uniformed men forced more than 275 girls into trucks in the northeast village and drove them into the forest. about 40 girls managed to escape. no one has claimed responsibility officially but the islamist group boek co-har ram is suspected. hundreds more marched on the nigerian parliament here demanding that the government do more to sfifind these girls. if this abduction of 200 girls happened anywhere else in the world, the nation would be at a standstill. we will bring you more on that, as warranted. >>> up next, the supreme court justice who even ted cruz feared. capital to make it happen? without the thinking that makes it real? what's a vision without the expertise to execute it... and the financing to make it grow? whatever your goal, it can change more than your business. it can change the future. that's why, at barclays, our ambition is to always realize yours. reckless seeding... ...failure to disappear. a backyard invasion. homeown
has offered to help the country of nigeria in that search for more than 200 girls who were kidnapped from their school on april 15th, armed and uniformed men forced more than 275 girls into trucks in the northeast village and drove them into the forest. about 40 girls managed to escape. no one has claimed responsibility officially but the islamist group boek co-har ram is suspected. hundreds more marched on the nigerian parliament here demanding that the government do more to sfifind these...
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. >> anger is mounting in nigeria as mothers and sisters demand its government to step up its efforts to rescue nearly 200 girls that were kidnapped two weeks ago and we'll get the latest from the a.p. chief africa correspondent about reports of a possible deal under way with the captors. plus, a first of its kind law in tennessee would punish pregnant drug users with jail time. the state says it helps protect babies, but some doctors and women's organizations say the law could actually harm children. it's our news nation gut check. join our conversation on twitter and you can find me at tamron hall and my team at "news nation." if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humi
. >> anger is mounting in nigeria as mothers and sisters demand its government to step up its efforts to rescue nearly 200 girls that were kidnapped two weeks ago and we'll get the latest from the a.p. chief africa correspondent about reports of a possible deal under way with the captors. plus, a first of its kind law in tennessee would punish pregnant drug users with jail time. the state says it helps protect babies, but some doctors and women's organizations say the law could actually...
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takes place in nigeria. more than two weeks ago. 234 teenage girls were kidnapped directly from their boarding school in the remote town. islamic group is responsible, a militant group, which advocates law, opposes education, and one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. some of the girls have escaped their captors. almost 200 remain missing to night. there are reports the group took the girls to other countries and have covnducted marriages. today, protesters gathered, and calling for a search for the missing girls. joining us deputy assistant secretary of state for african affairs, lisa williams, for president obama. welcome. tell us what we know at this point about what is happening there in nigeria? >> thank you we, find the kidnapping of over 100 girls in nigeria to be abhorrent. we have called on the immediate return and reap lease of the girls. a return to their families. very little more than what you have already explained is known as to their whereabouts. >> let me read from the stat
takes place in nigeria. more than two weeks ago. 234 teenage girls were kidnapped directly from their boarding school in the remote town. islamic group is responsible, a militant group, which advocates law, opposes education, and one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. some of the girls have escaped their captors. almost 200 remain missing to night. there are reports the group took the girls to other countries and have covnducted marriages. today, protesters gathered, and...
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he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter: that's exactly why the mothers are here to protest. not just mothers of the girls who've been kidnapped, but mothers from across the country. they're saying this could have been our daughters. it could have been our sisters. with regard to whether they infiltrated the military, jonathan goodluck even said boko haram was even in his government. people are frustrated and angry. that's the reason they're going to be out on the streets of abuja. other nigerian cities today and tomorrow. tomorrow is may day holiday in niger nigeria. >> we spoke yesterda
he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter:...
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. >>> reports from nigeria say some of the 200 girls abducted from the boarding school may been sold into marriage in neighboring cameroon. it's believed they were kidnapped by the group boko haram. people call on the government and military to do more to try to get the girls back safely. >>> brazil's preparations for the 2016 rio games have been described by senior olympic officials as the worst he's seen. the vice president john coates says the production is well behind schedule. there's concerns about infrastructure and water quality. he added there's no plan b. there will not be an alternative city chosen to host the games. >>> as divers continue to recover bodies from the sunk south korean ferry, president park has apologized for failing to prevent the disaster that left more than 300 dead or missing. at the memorial for the 250 school children on board, she apologized for the slow response to the tragedy. bbc has this. >> reporter: the new memorial brings home the sheer scale of the disaster. hundreds of young faces stair out from it. for their families, the grief was overwhelm
. >>> reports from nigeria say some of the 200 girls abducted from the boarding school may been sold into marriage in neighboring cameroon. it's believed they were kidnapped by the group boko haram. people call on the government and military to do more to try to get the girls back safely. >>> brazil's preparations for the 2016 rio games have been described by senior olympic officials as the worst he's seen. the vice president john coates says the production is well behind...